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....,~$%%#                   RAILS                  #%%$~,....
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.,~:$%#@## ######################################## ##@#%$:~,.
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.,~:$%%%#@                                          @#%%%$:~,.
.,~:$%####                                          ####%$:~,.
.,~:$%#@@@ TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY @@@#%$:~,.
.,~:$%#@## HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS  PATH IS ##@#%$:~,.
.,~:$%#@## CALLED  A  "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED ##@#%$:~,.
.,~:$%#@@@ OF TWO  METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. @@@#%$:~,.
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...,~~$%## BECAUSE  THE  LOW  FRICTION  BETWEEN THE ##%$~~,...
....,~:%## WHEELS OF  THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, ##%:~,....
.....,:$%@ THERE ARE LIMITS  FOR HOW  ACUTE A CURVE @%$:,.....
....,~~$$# CAN BE,  AND  EVEN MORE SO FOR  HOW MUCH #$$~~,....
......,:%@ THE   GROUND  UNDER  THE  RAILS  CAN  BE @%:,......
.....,::%# SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT  LED #%::,.....
.....~$%@# ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM  IN #@%$~.....
.,~:$%#@## TUNNELS  (IF   THEY   ARE   LARGE),   OR ##@#%$:~,.
....,:$###            ARTIFICIAL CHASMS.            ###$:,....
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.,~:$%#@## THERE WILL  BE TREES ON THE SIDE  OF THE ##@#%$:~,.
.,:$%#@### RAILS,  BUT NOT TOO CLOSE,  OR THEY WILL ###@#%$:,.
......~$%# BE  CUT  DOWN  BY  THE RAILWAY JANITORS. #%$~......
....~~:$$# THERE  WILL  BE PLAINS,  AND  BODIES  OF #$$:~~....
.,~:$%#@##                  WATER.                  ##@#%$:~,.
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.....,~$$# TRAINS  GO  BY DAY  AND BY NIGHT.  ALONG #$$~,.....
...,~~$###       THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION      ###$~~,...
.,~:$%#@## SCATTERED,  OFTEN PUT  ON TOP  OF POLES, ##@#%$:~,.
.,~:$%#@@# TO BE INTERPRETED  BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. #@@#%$:~,.
....~~$#@# DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE #@#$~~....
.,~:$%#@##          DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.         ##@#%$:~,.
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.,~:$%#@## SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE  TO STOP AND WAIT ##@#%$:~,.
.,~:$%#### FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR  AWAY. THIS ####%$:~,.
.,~:%#@### IS  SIGNALED  BY  RED  OR  GREEN LIGHTS. ###@#%:~,.
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.,~:$%#@## MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW  THE  RAILS  BY FOOT. ##@#%$:~,.
...~~~~:%@ OFTEN THIS  PROVES  TO  BE  THE  SHORTER @%:~~~~...
.,~:$%#@## PATH BETWEEN  TWO  POINTS. HOWEVER  THIS ##@#%$:~,.
.,:$%#@### IS  FROWNED  UPON,  AND   VERY  IMPOLITE ###@#%$:,.
....,~$$%#        TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS!         #%$$~,....
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